Dependencies. Milestones. Critical path. Baselines. Sprint overlay.
All in a clean interface that feels like part of Jira.
Jira gives you a basic timeline. You need a project planning tool.
Jira Timeline shows basic links. It doesn't support all four dependency types, can't detect circular dependencies, and won't show you the critical path.
You can't save a baseline snapshot to compare planned vs. actual. There's no change history, no variance tracking, and no way to prove what changed and when.
No risk score. No workload view. No schedule health indicator. Jira Timeline shows tasks on a calendar — it doesn't tell you if your project is on track.
Simple Gantt fills the gap — without the complexity of enterprise plugins that cost $1.50/user/month and take hours to set up.
Everything project teams actually need — nothing they don't.
All four dependency types — Finish-to-Start, Start-to-Start, Finish-to-Finish, and Start-to-Finish — with visual arrows on the timeline.
Toggle critical path to instantly see the chain of tasks that determines your project end date. Every task shows its slack — how much buffer before it delays the project.
Circular dependency detection prevents you from creating impossible schedules. Dependencies work across any level of your task hierarchy.
Save up to 10 baseline snapshots of your project. Compare planned vs. actual with side-by-side bars on the timeline. Variance indicators — green, yellow, red — tell you instantly where you're slipping.
Every change is tracked: task creation, date changes, dependency modifications, phase updates. Filter history by task, user, change type, or date range. Click any entry to navigate to the affected task.
No more "who moved that deadline?" questions. The audit trail has the answer.
See your sprint boundaries overlaid on the Gantt timeline. Know which tasks span multiple sprints. Align your sprint cadence with your project schedule.
Simple Gantt is deeply integrated with Jira. Issue type icons, status transitions, assignee avatars — all pulled from your Jira data. Execute status transitions directly from Simple Gantt. Map any Jira custom field to display in your task list columns.
Set your project data source with a JQL query — pull in exactly the issues you need, nothing more.
The Overview dashboard gives you schedule health, risk score, workload distribution, phase status, and recent activity in one view. The risk score (0–100) weighs overdue tasks, unassigned work, blockers, and schedule variance so you always know where to focus.
Quality checks run 15+ validation rules automatically: missing dates, date conflicts, circular dependencies, orphaned tasks, overdue items. Click any issue to jump directly to the task that needs attention.
Group tasks into phases with collapsible sections and color-coded bands on the timeline. Track phase status — On Track, At Risk, Off Track, Completed — with automatic progress calculation from assigned tasks.
Mark key dates with milestones. Build unlimited task hierarchies with parent tasks that auto-calculate dates from their children. Drag tasks between phases, reorder with drag-and-drop, and manage everything with right-click context menus.
Export to CSV/Excel with full control over which columns to include and how dates are formatted (ISO, US, EU, or Full). The export respects your active filters, so you can share just the slice stakeholders care about.
Share your exact view — filters, zoom level, baseline, phase state — as a URL. One click to copy. Anyone with Jira access can open it and see exactly what you see.
The features you need at a price that makes sense.
| Feature | Simple Gantt | Jira Timeline (Free) | BigGantt ($1.52/user) | Structure.Gantt ($1.27/user + Structure) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependencies (all 4 types) | Yes | Basic | Yes | Yes |
| Critical path analysis | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| Milestones | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| Baselines & variance | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
| Change history / audit trail | Yes | — | — | — |
| Sprint overlay | Yes | — | Yes | — |
| Project health dashboard | Yes | — | — | — |
| Quality validation (15+ rules) | Yes | — | — | — |
| Custom Jira field mapping | Yes | — | Partial | Partial |
| Setup time | Minutes | Built-in | Hours | Hours |
| Learning curve | Minimal | None | Steep | Steep |
| Forge-native | Yes | N/A | — | — |
| Standalone (no prerequisites) | Yes | Yes | Yes | — (needs Structure) |
| Price | Get started free | Free (limited) | From $1.52/user/mo | From $1.27/user/mo + Structure |
Simple Gantt includes features like change history and project health dashboards that no other Gantt chart plugin offers — and you can get started free.
Simple Gantt runs entirely on Atlassian's infrastructure. Zero external servers. Zero third-party data processing.
Built on Forge — Atlassian's hosted compute platform. Your data is processed and stored within Atlassian's cloud, never on external servers.
Automatically inherits your Atlassian data residency settings. If your data must stay in the EU, Australia, or US — it does.
Only requests the scopes it needs: read/write Jira issues and app storage. Uses Jira's native permission model — no extra access to manage.
No PII logging. No analytics tracking beyond Atlassian's own telemetry. No external API calls. No cookies on this website.
Install Simple Gantt from the Atlassian Marketplace. One click. No configuration. No API keys.
Open Simple Gantt in Jira. Name your project, set a JQL query to pull in your issues, and you're looking at your Gantt chart.
Link tasks with dependencies. The critical path lights up automatically. Drag to reschedule. Done.
That's it. No training courses. No admin setup.
Get Started from Atlassian Marketplace →You need real dependency tracking, critical path analysis, and baselines to report schedule variance — not a flat timeline of epics. Simple Gantt gives you the tools without the enterprise learning curve.
You want sprint-to-roadmap visibility. See how your team's sprints connect to the project timeline, identify cross-team dependencies, and share progress with leadership — without leaving Jira.
You need a simple way to visualize your team's work on a timeline, track milestones, and export progress for stakeholders. Simple Gantt is the tool you wished Jira had built in.
Get started free. No credit card required.
Get Started with Simple Gantt →Takes 60 seconds. Works with any Jira Cloud instance.